In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the legendary pirate Jose Gaspar purportedly sailed the waters of western Florida, terrorizing the region. A society columnist with the Tampa Tribune is credited with creating a pirate-inspired festival in 1904 that came to be known as Gasparilla, eventually becoming an annual event and the inspiration for Gaspar’s Porter. Quite dark, even for a porter, this newly reformulated brew presents inviting...

Pouring a very, very, dark coffee-like brown color, this oatmeal stout offers up quite the inviting aroma. Deep roasty notes of scorched bread and coffee are underpinned by hints of caramel, toffee, and a hint of grassy, herbal hops. With a grain bill as complex as Back Road's, it's not surprising the flavor profile is both robust and interesting. Expect big roasty notes along with flashes of dark fruits, a bit of cocoa powder, and a wisp of...

This IPA is a relatively new release from FBC, hitting the market just last year after getting much favorable attention at the Epcot Food and Wine Festival. Named after what is probably more commonly known as the Bermuda Triangle, this brew certainly does not get us lost; we know exactly where we are – in American IPA land. Pouring an attractive coppery-golden color with plenty of foam that drops some lacing as it recedes, Devil's Triangle...

White Ales, or "witbiers" as they're known in Belgium, get their name from the light-colored cloudiness contributed by the yeast left in the unfiltered beer. To properly enjoy this beer, you should pour the first 2/3rds into your glass, then swirl the bottle to stir up the sediment, and pour the last third into your glass roughly in order to mix the unsettled haze into your beer and get the true-to-style, brilliantly white, voluminous head...

Pouring a crystal-clear, rich golden color, topped by a big, billowing head of bright white foam, Staropilsen certainly looks like what we expect from an authentic Czech pils. Notice how the color is a shade deeper than many German pilsners – this is also a characteristic of the classic Czech version of the style. On the nose, this brew delivers a clean, lightly spicy and earthy hop aroma which overlays a noticeable malt character of crackers...

Polotmavý is an indigenous Czech style of beer that straddles the boundaries of light and dark lager. It's often compared to the German märzen (Oktoberfest) style, although polotmavý tends to be a bit hoppier. On the pour, this brew struck us as very attractive, presenting a clear ambery-red color with plenty of off-white foam that leaves some lacing as it drops. Expect aromas of crusty bread and light caramel, overlaid with a mild touch of...

KlevereTien (aka, Ten of Clubs) pours a deep, honeyed, dark-brown color with an appealing fine-bubbled foam atop it, almost the color of brown sugar. The lacing forms quite thickly, a mesh of tan pinpoints, and this has a nice glossy, almost oily appearance that corresponds to smooth texture throughout. There’s a touch of added viscosity here as well. The aroma’s rich and caramelized, offering generous notes of toffee, brown sugar, candied...

Los Vivos y Los Muertos is mouthwatering from the pour. It’s a deep golden orange, hazed like a saison should be, with a billowing white head filling up the remainder of the glass: tall, with tiny bubbles and resilient froth. This looks how you’d want a beer to look: like someone put a great deal of care into it. Even that first whiff of the aroma suggests this is more than a simple rustic saison: there are deep stone-fruit notes...